Bewley (Edward Nelson) letters, 1940-1942

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Title:: Edward Nelson Bewley letters
Dates:: 1940-1942
Creators:: Bewley, Edward Nelson, 1914-1944
Abstract:: Relates to military life on air bases in the United States and the Philippine Islands during World War II. Includes later letters to his mother from fellow officers, relating to their memories of E. N. Bewley as a prisoner in a Japanese prison camp and to his death as a result of the torpedoing of a prison ship.
Extent:: 1 manuscript box (0.4 Linear Feet)
Language:: English
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Edward Nelson Bewley letters, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Scope and content:: Relates to military life on air bases in the United States and the Philippine Islands during World War II. Includes later letters to his mother from fellow officers, relating to their memories of E. N. Bewley as a prisoner in a Japanese prison camp and to his death as a result of the torpedoing of a prison ship.
Biographical / historical:: Captain, United States Army; member, 701st Ordnance Company (Aviation).
Acquisition information:: Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1990.
Physical location:: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects:: World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons
Prisoners of war
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Philippines
Names:: United States. Army. Ordnance Company, 701st

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-03-02 09:14:59.785723

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Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Edward Nelson Bewley letters, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:: Hoover Institution

Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University

Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US